Begin your search for articles using LibrarySearch. LibrarySearch searches the Middlebury library catalog (MIDCAT) and the majority of our subscription databases at the same time. After executing your search, you can refine the results to just articles by choosing from among the options listed on the left-hand side of the page. You can always can ask a librarian for assistance.

Tip:  You also can search LibrarySearch from the library web site.

If you’ve already found a citation (author, title, date) for an article in a magazine, newspaper or journal:

1. If you're in LibrarySearch, click on links for fulltext. In many cases, you'll be brought directly to the article online.
2. If you're not in LibrarySearch, go to the "Journals" tab on the library web site and search for the journal title.Follow the links it provides to find the journal online or in print or microform ("Middlebury College Local Holdings" indicates we have the journal in print or microform).
3. If we have the journal only in print or microform, use the "Go to journal" link on the "Get it @ Midd" page to find location information in MIDCAT. In MIDCAT, look at the column labeled "Location." The Armstrong (Science) Library is in McCardell-Bicentennial Hall. The Davis Family Library is on Storrs Avenue. To find out where the call number (see the column labeled "Call No.") is located, you can click on the "Location" column in the midcat record to bring up an online map, or when you arrive at the library, consult a wall map or print floor map guide. Ask for assistance at any desk.
4. If we don't subscribe to the journal:
   a. Request it from another library through Interlibrary Loan using the Illiad form.
   b. If you would like to recommend that the library purchase a subscription to the journal, use our Purchase Request Form.
   c. If you are unable to obtain the article through Interlibrary Loan, you may wish to look for it in nearby libraries.
5. You always can ask a librarian for advice.

Begin your search for books using Summon. Summon searches the Middlebury Libraries catalog (MIDCAT) and the majority of our subscription databases at the same time. After executing your search, you can refine the results to just books by choosing from among the options listed on the left-hand side of the results page. You can always can ask a librarian for assistance.

Tip:  You also can search Summon from the library web site.  Look in the Library Quick Search box:

 

If you’ve already found a citation (author, title, date) for a book:

1. On your results page in Summon, click on the title of the book. This will bring you to MIDCAT.  Tip: In MIDCAT, click on subject links to find additional resources on that subject.  Ask a librarian for assistance.
2. If a book you want is "Available" in MIDCAT:
   a. In MIDCAT, look at the column labeled "Location." The Armstrong (Science) Library is in McCardell-Bicentennial Hall. The Davis Family Library is on Storrs Avenue.  To find out where the call number (see the column labeled "Call No.") is located, you can click on the "Location" column in the midcat record to bring up an online map, or when you arrive at the library, consult a wall map or print floor map guide. Ask for assistance at any desk.
   b. Bring the book to the circulation desk (at the front of the library) to check it out.  For more information on borrowing books, see General Borrowing Information in the Library and ITS Wiki.
   c.  If you are unable to find the book on the shelf, consult Need Help Finding a Book? 
3. If your book is not available in MIDCAT:
   a. Request it through traditional interlibrary loan using the Illiad form (see the Interlibrary Loan section of the Library and ITS Wiki for details).
   b. If you would like to recommend the book for purchase by the library, submit a purchase request.
   c. If you are unable to obtain the book through Interlibrary Loan, you may wish to look for it at nearby libraries.
4. You always can Ask Us for advice.

One last tip: For a visual overview of all resources on the Library home page, see the Quick-Start Guide to Library Research [pdf] or watch the Go/lib (now what?) tutorial.

All the films in our library can be found through MidCat. Use the Library Quick Search box, found on the Library page. Click on the "Videos" tab to do a search:

Search terms can include keyword, title (series title for TV shows, not episode title), author (directors and writers of films and shows can be searched under the "author" heading), and several others.  Languages and genres can also be searched.  To get a list of all titles within a language or genre, select the appropriate language/genre, then put an asterisk (*) in the search box.  For all TV shows in a separate list, use the appropriate drop down option in "genres" and put an asterisk in the search box.

Additionally, a quick video search for each language has been incorporated into the Research Guides.

Discerning Media Type by Call Number[edit | edit source]

No matter which call number classification is used, we insert a letter at the very end of the call number to identify media format; for example: PN 1997 .L5769 A1 1999D.  That "D" at the very end signifies a DVD.  Other possibilites include "B" for blu-ray disc, "V" for videocassette, "L" for laserdisc, and "U" for 3/4" U-matic cassette.